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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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sofa; couch

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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express mail

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messenger

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old newspapers

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

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although; though; despite the fact that ...

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bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

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step by step; by degrees

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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future trouble

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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hunting

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Hammersmith

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bridge

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opposite shore

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gatepost; pier

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one's family; family member

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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fan shape; sector

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(in Japanese architecture) transom

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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wooden fence; board fence

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to keep (a person) waiting

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fate; chance

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waste of time; killing time

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probability; likelihood

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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staying up all night; all-night vigil

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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to force open; to push open

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to shine

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

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to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

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something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

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to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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